JAM SESSION!

For me, it’s not “jam and bread”, it’s “jam and Maureen”. In social media years, Maureen and I go way back. A few years ago, a marketing rep at the self-publisher we both used recommended that she contact me to learn about my experiences with their services. We jammed and she hammed it up and we learned from each other as fledging authors. Here’s my first post about Maureen.

I have always had a weight problem. For forty-five years, I have watched the numbers on the scale go up and down. So, not only was it fun for me to get to know Maureen, I was so happy to read her book, The I’m Possible Journey- Learning to Live with Sugar Addiction. I found out that Maureen is a great guide to have on the journey to health and awareness. She has a lively and agile wit that pairs well with brie and red wine…NO THAT’S ME GETING OFF TRACK. Maureen tracks it all much better than I do.

I encourage you to learn more about Maureen and her book on her new eponymous website. (Maureen will have fun with the word eponymous.) Here is part of her Welcome message on her site.

Read about how I conquered cravings and changed my mind about sugar.

Laugh with me as I play with words and work my tools of good health.

Cry with me as I say good-bye to my dear dad–able to feel the pain and also the beauty of life because I’m in control and not being controlled by food.

So what does this all have to do with writing in my jammies? Here we go:

Maureen sent me a jar of her marvelous sweet and spicy jam.

2. Maureen recently wrote a post on jam, Traffic JamSee, I told you she was fun and witty!

I retweeted her post and, trying to keep up with her, said something about, “I’ll read this post in my jammies.”

I realized, that not only do I read in my jammies, I also write in my jammies. I write every day in them. But if you Google, Why you shouldn’t work at home in your pajamas, you’ll get 4,220,000 results. Results that imply and even command that you should never write in your PJ’s because you won’t be professional, you won’t take it seriously, in fact, you won’t even work.

Whatever. Here are 5 reasons why I write in my jammies. (starting with 5 and working toward the most important reason)

1. It doesn’t matter if I spill coffee on my jammies.

2. I’m comfortable!

3. I don’t waste time in the morning. I get up, brush my teeth, mumble good morning, make coffee, start working!

Speaking of not wasting time, here’s a post by Karin Gillespie on starting your day at 4 am! Yes, that’s when one of my favorite authors begins her writing time. I wonder if she wears her robe and pj’s?

4. I’m not tempted to stop working and go out, whether it’s for a walk or to a cafe or shopping. I stay at my desk in my jammies instead of impulsively going “somewhere”.

5. Writers’ brains work the best when writers are consistent. Write at the same time each day, in the same place, in the same way. So my brain knows it’s morning, jammies, coffee and then writing time!

What about you? Do you write in your jammies? Do you have a routine? Do you like jam? I hope you get to know Maureen! Here we are IRL!

About the Author

I am a writer, blogger, book reviewer, and bon vivant and encourager. I have lived my entire life in Tropical Ohio. My goal is to make friends with everyone in the world. I wrote a fiction series, The Golden Age of Charli, that presents the problems and praises, and the love and laughter of family life and retirement. My passions are blogging, reading and reviewing, and writing. My life is a WIP.

22 Responses to Why I Write in My Jammies!

I’ve been out of pocket for a while since I began writing for a travel magazine, which is great, although I find I’m not working on that next book yet. Hmm. But maybe you can get me started back. Your faithfulness in posting is an inspiration.

And yes, I write–most everything–in jammies, or certainly the equivalent thereto. 🙂

Tricia I’m so happy to hear from you! Interesting the places that our writing life takes us! I think one thing about writing books- is now that we have written some we realized the huge (but wonderful) task it is! Glad you are writing–in jammies or the equivalent!

I do write in my Jammie’s from bed many mornings, Blog posts ideas sometimes come to me at night and I get the main ideas down when I am lounging in bed with cats and coffee and the occasional husband.

Nope, I need my shower first thing in the morning. Then devotionals and breakfast. Then reading and writing. Or writing, then reading. But lately the whole cycle has been thrown to the wind due to doctor’s appointments and twice-a-week physical therapy. Soon I’ll be done and back in my daily groove.

Morning Jena. No, I don’t write in my jammies but I am going to sart to do so. I always get up shower, breakfast and dress and yes, like today, i find a reason to go out. So thanks for the post.. things are about to change in Ngaio.

So nice to hear from you. You don’t have to change! I do find that it’s such a good feeling to get up and get going on the day’s to do list and then have he reward of getting spruced up and jaunting off!

Thanks so much for your lovely post! I took just enough time to read it and link to it in my blog. I am back home but only partially plugged in. I will respond properly soon. But first, I must get in my jammies (and get some sleep)!

Jena, I became addicted to living in comfy clothing when I was a nurse. Scrubs – work in them, lounge in them, write in them, sleep in them – they’re perfect for everything. The scrubs went away with the day job, replaced by sweatpants and t-shirts. Recently I wore a pair of jeans to Ellie’s gymnastics practice (after having a parent-teacher conference, where I thought I’d make the effort to “dress up”), and multiple parents at the gym said, “Oh…so all your regular clothes are in the wash or something?” You’d think I was wearing a formal gown, the way I was getting strange looks! Thanks for sharing, take care, and have yourself a wonderful week! 🙂